The euhemerization of Taoist myth by Confucian historians sometimes led to the appearance of figures such as "Lord Primordial Chaos" (渾沌氏) in the imperial genealogies.
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Euhemerization
//juˌhiməɹɪzˈeɪʃən//
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One such euhemerization is a Rowan Atkinson bit where he presents Jesus Christ as a misunderstood street magician.
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Much of Chinese mythology appears to have been the result of euhemerization, the later deification of Neolithic tribal leaders and inventors incompletely remembered through oral traditions and now-lost records.
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